How to Start Your Own Urban Garden

The Root If youve ever entertained the quaint idea of an urban kitchen garden, now is absolutely the time to get to it. The most economical and fun way to start your garden is of course, with seeds. With soaring food cost...

The Root
If youve ever entertained the quaint idea of an urban
kitchen garden, now is absolutely the time to get to it. The most
economical and fun way to start your garden is of course, with
seeds. With soaring food costs and the creepiness of so much
genetically modified produce on market shelves, why not just do it?
If you have a shorter summer like we do here in New York City, Zone
7, its wise to start warmer weather crops earlier indoors. The ideal
time to do that depends on the seed, and usually starts around
February...but you still have some time. Certain seeds can be sown
directly into the ground as soon as the ground is workable; they
have a shorter growing season and even like cooler temperatures.
But the rest can be started indoors to extend their growng
season.

Dont think that you need a lot of space, a basement or a
greenhouse to start seeds intended for a garden. If you dont have a
modest yard space, maybe you have an accessible roof-top or even a
sunny room that gets ample southern light exposure, a fire escape
where pots can be carefully and legally hung. Maybe you dont have
any of these things, just a dark city-closet to live in–hey, Ive
been there– but you still want the thrill and the challenge of
starting your own summer crops from seed. If nothing else, chances
are you have a community garden on your block that will welcome you
and your seedlings with open arms. Look around. If youre in any of
the NYC boroughs, start with CENYC an invaluable site listing
community gardens and goings-on for you and the environment.

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